TOKYO - A TYPHOON churned towards the Tokyo region on Sunday as Japan went to the polls for a vote widely expected to end more than half a century of almost unbroken conservative rule.
Typhoon Krovanh, named after a Cambodian tree, was over the Pacific Ocean, more than 600 kilometres southeast of the Japanese capital early on Sunday.
'There is a possibility that it will hit eastern Japan' early on Monday, an official from Japan's meteorological agency said.
The storm was packing gusts of up to 90 kilometres per hour near its centre and moving northwest.
The agency has warned of heavy rain, strong winds and high waves for areas along the Pacific coast.
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Typhoon draws bead on Kanto, spurs flood alert
Kyodo News
Typhoon Krovanh was moving west-northwestward Sunday in the Pacific Ocean and was expected to approach parts of the Kanto region Monday, weather forecasters said.
The typhoon, named after a Cambodian tree, was nearly 160 km south-southeast of Hachijo Island, about 300 km south of Tokyo, at 9 p.m. Sunday with a maximum wind velocity of 144 kph, the Meteorological Agency said.
Waves of 6 to 7 meters were expected Monday near the Izu chain of islands as well as off the Pacific coasts of eastern and northeastern Japan, where winds gradually strengthened from midday, the agency said.
Parts of eastern Japan saw rainfall pick up Sunday evening, it said.
By Monday evening, 300 mm of rain was expected in many parts of Kanto.
The landmark election is expected to see the untested centre-left Democratic Party of Japan oust the Liberal Democratic Party from government. -- AFP
Typhoon Krovanh, named after a Cambodian tree, was over the Pacific Ocean, more than 600 kilometres southeast of the Japanese capital early on Sunday.
'There is a possibility that it will hit eastern Japan' early on Monday, an official from Japan's meteorological agency said.
The storm was packing gusts of up to 90 kilometres per hour near its centre and moving northwest.
The agency has warned of heavy rain, strong winds and high waves for areas along the Pacific coast.
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Typhoon draws bead on Kanto, spurs flood alert
Kyodo News
Typhoon Krovanh was moving west-northwestward Sunday in the Pacific Ocean and was expected to approach parts of the Kanto region Monday, weather forecasters said.
The typhoon, named after a Cambodian tree, was nearly 160 km south-southeast of Hachijo Island, about 300 km south of Tokyo, at 9 p.m. Sunday with a maximum wind velocity of 144 kph, the Meteorological Agency said.
Waves of 6 to 7 meters were expected Monday near the Izu chain of islands as well as off the Pacific coasts of eastern and northeastern Japan, where winds gradually strengthened from midday, the agency said.
Parts of eastern Japan saw rainfall pick up Sunday evening, it said.
By Monday evening, 300 mm of rain was expected in many parts of Kanto.
The landmark election is expected to see the untested centre-left Democratic Party of Japan oust the Liberal Democratic Party from government. -- AFP
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